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Thanks Myr! It's good to see that Microsquash is broadening their horizons. I also have some programs I want to share Mathematica/Matlab/Maple (M/M/M [no not a threesome!]) also distribute reduced student editions as long as they have a valid .edu email. If you are a dirty little devil... there are fully activated pirated versions available via torrent. Nearly all universities of at least one (if not 2 or 3) of these programs on their computers. My CC has Maple/matlab, my college has mathematica/maple. Matlab is really for science and engineering students who deal with a crap-load of values... learning the syntax in this beast will also help you to learn C++. Mathematica is more general use and is extremely powerful... the syntax is apparently strange to other people... but I learned Mathematica syntax first... so I don't know what they are talking about... the syntax the easiest one I've used This is my favorite. Maple is what I use when I'm doing homework... i mainly use the tutoring system... which provides step-by-step solutions of differentiation, integration, and a slew of other tutoring systems. These systems can provide "hints" when I'm doing homework. Myr's link has this too... but I didn't see an integration/differentiation button o.o For a calculator... I recommend the TI-89. The ti-89 will take you all the way through graduate school as an applied physics major. There are however completely free things that are still used regardless of whether or not you have these programs. Wolfram Alpha is a free google-like service that has no syntax. It basically allows you to say stuff like solve 3x^2+2x=9 and it will solve it for you... WITH steps shown if you toggle them... while some of the more complex parts of the steps will require interpretation... (for example, in the above link, when you look at the step-by-step problems, you'll be wondering why you add 1/9 to both sides unless you know that you are completing the square). Other examples include differentiate (2x^2)/5+Log(x) and integrate 1/x+sqrt(x^2+4). It also does stuff like molecular weight alanine. Best thing is... you don't have to download/install anything! Sage is sort of new... and is an unholy orgy of M/M/M... except is is free. I haven't used it extensively, but one of my math professors has wet dreams about the program. I hope this helps someone! Also, the following is a list of a really good freeware alternatives! Gimp replaces Photoshop Blender replaces 3D Studio Open Office/Libre Office replaces Microsoft Office Ubuntu replaces Windows/Mac operating systems 7-zip replaces the Winrar/Winzip Mozilla Thunderbird for Microsoft Outlook Inkscape for Abobe Illustrator Also, Autodesk is offering FREE software of AutoCAD, 3D Studio, Maya and so on as long as you have a valid .edu email This is the stuff that engineers/interior designers/architects/very gay men/electricians use.

That is the thing, I'm not sure if it can be considered Gaussian... >.> (It isn't, but I'm not sure what is is actually called)... but this isn't my theory nor do I have Ebsco access since I am at home (in Oregon, not scotland Dannsar! ) The base distribution is based off of research done with the kinsey scale... so there already is research regarding the distribution. Hell, a simple internet, biased, quiz reveals a distribution, http://www.okcupid.c...nsey-scale-test Of course, it is completely unbalanced, and there is not a random sample... so you'll see skewed results. I dealed with disruptive/directional/stabilizing shifts in biology (when I was studying evolution) and in chemistry (when I was studying kinetic theory)... human biology/reproduction/psychology isn't something I'm learning right now... to be honest... (magnetism and organic chemistry <3) I don't have a lot of knowledge of what these shifts are called in the field of mathematics however. Forgive the sketch above, and pretend it is drawn correctly so they hold the same population... but the red is not a distribution most statistics class even touch upon... because there is SOOO much going on. Also, Dannsar... I didn't know people with Aspergers are more likely to be asexual and be compatible of self fertilization EDIT: Jesus... a lot of smilies...

I was taught that sexuality follows a gaussian distribution with directional, disruptive, or stabilizing selection. You can find the articles on JSTOR or maybe EBSCO. WARNING! Wall-o-text! The above is typical of distributions, ignore the numbers. The integral (the shaded areas) represent the population... thus shading everything below the distribution curve. The horizontal axis is suppose the represent degree of orientation. Suppose that the far right (-3σ) represents those who are purely homosexual, and the far left are those who are purely heterosexual. Those that are in the middle can be described as bisexual. Basically your orientation can be plotted in that graph somewhere. Perhaps you are in the mauvey-lavender gay area or maybe you are in the bluish center. But this is just the start of the theory, it gets a lot more complicated... as your point, along with the graph's shift. There are two assumptions to this theory, controversial to say the least. 1) Humans are all born on a moderately neutral "distribution graph..." meaning, a baby in China is just as likely to be in the bluish area as a baby in Scotland... but with some regional genetic differences. (lets just assume that all are the same... okay?) 2) The graph, as well as your position on the graph, change dynamically according to life experience/culture. This means your "perceived" orientation can change. But the "struggle" to maintain that orientation is the difference between the positions. There are three ways the graph can move... The above image uses mice as an example... this does not correlate well with sexuality since simple genes are responsible for color... sexuality is more hormonal... but regardless, it will serve this purpose. Also... a mice's color cannot change, but a person's perceived sexuality can. Stabilizing selection can be found when mice, for example, look at the image. The light-tan ones can find themselves in an environment of dry brush that is identical to their color. Thus, really bright mice in the brush stand out very well... along with dark mice... and get eaten. The tannish mice benefit since they can camouflage in the dry brush, and are more likely to reproduce. Culturally, in regards to sexuality, this could mean a push for bisexuality. A good example of this would be the aristocratic Ancient Greeks (the poorer Greeks didn't really perform too much homosexuality). While the rich Ancient Greeks may have indulged and even encouraged in homosexual activities (pederasty for example, between a mentor and a pupil), they still pushed for heterosexual unions. Directional selection occurs when one extreme is favored over the other. In regards to the mice, a factory in the area could spew ash over their habitat and make light mice stand out... and get eaten, while there is more chance for the darker mice to live (camouflage). A great example of this in regards to sexuality is... Michele Bachmann. Sometimes, disruptional selection can occur. What if the ground the mice live on is patchy with light and dark colors? The extremes benefit but the median does not. This is kind of true in reality, as many bisexual men/women/giraffes are forced to pick and choose... (as much as I like mmf or mff threesomes... they don't work). There are two graphs that are important, the human "birth graph" and the individuals "culture" graph. '' There were some big criticisms of this theory... but I didn't understand them... nor do I remember them... the magnitude argument is a bit confusing already. I like this because it agrees that not everyone is born 100% gay or 100% straight... and that there is a little wiggle room for friskiness... and it makes a lot more sense than the arbitrary 1 in 10 theory. The birth graph can be attributed to the amount of androgens the female bombards male fetuses (sorry girls, I don't know much about female homosexuality). Journal of Theoretical Biology The more androgens a female bombards... the more likely he'll be found on the 0-5 range. Read the Action of anti-male antibodies in the fetal brain chapter in the link above if you are interested.

Pretty accurate, I love the digitized fonts I was never a big fan of the ornate curves and serifs of some fonts I'm not going to make myself think of how that represents my character though >_>

My roommate used to snore... and our room faces the streetlights. I became dependent on face masks, black opaque curtains and a study supply of ear plugs... But yes, regular exercise will help you go to bed... along with certain 'frisky' activities that Michele Bachmann would frown at.

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